forebears is forebear's Plural Form

forebear

US [ˈfɔrˌber]
UK [ˈfɔː(r)beə(r)]
  • n.祖先
  • Web祖宗
Plural Form：forebears  

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n.
1.
祖先,祖宗

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AllAll,祖先祖先,祖宗祖宗
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1.
In June, when the rice is sown, he sings for farmers in their fields, as he says his forebears have done "for a thousand generations" .
今年六月，稻子播种时，他为田里的农民唱歌，因为他说，他的祖先已做了“一千代”了。
jīn nián liù yuè , dào zi bō zhòng shí , tā wèi tián lǐ de nóng mín chàng gē , yīn wèi tā shuō , tā de zǔ xiān yǐ zuò le " yì qiān dài " le 。
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2.
Now Chinese collectors are beginning to acquire them as homage to the sophistication and commercial acumen of their forebears.
而时至今日，中国收藏家正开始收购这些瓷器，以向先辈们的智慧与商业眼光致敬。
ér shí zhì jīn rì , zhōng guó shōu cáng jiā zhèng kāi shǐ shōu gòu zhè xiē cí qì , yǐ xiàng xiān bèi men de zhì huì yǔ shāng yè yǎn guāng zhì jìng 。
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3.
As I backed out of the river water, I wondered what my forebears would have though if they had had to put up with so many silly laws.
我从河水中退出去的时候想，假如祖先们必须忍受那么多愚蠢的法律，不知道他们做何感想。
wǒ cóng hé shuǐ zhōng tuì chū qù de shí hou xiǎng , jiǎ rú zǔ xiān men bì xū rěn shòu nà me duō yú chǔn de fǎ lǜ , bù zhī dào tā men zuò hé gǎn xiǎng 。
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4.
But this washwoman, small and thin as she was, possessed a strength that came from generations of peasant forebears.
然而这个洗衣妇，虽然又瘦又小，却具有世代当庄稼汉的祖辈所传下来的一股力气。
rán ér zhè ge xǐ yī fù , suī rán yòu shòu yòu xiǎo , què jù yǒu shì dài dāng zhuāng jia hàn de zǔ bèi suǒ chuán xià lái de yī gǔ lì qi 。
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It is a "spring" festival, and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears.
这是一个“春”艺术节，这是一个机会，全家人离开家，并横扫其祖先的坟墓。
zhè shì yī gè " chūn " yì shù jié , zhè shì yī gè jī huì , quán jiā rén lí kāi jiā , bìng héng sǎo qí zǔ xiān de fén mù 。
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6.
Another awkward area for him is Kenya, the land of his own forebears.
另一个棘手的地区就是他的祖先之地肯尼亚。
lìng yī gè jí shǒu de dì qū jiù shì tā de zǔ xiān zhī dì kěn ní yà 。
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7.
So professional footballers seem to recreate the intense emotions in some fans that tribal warfare aroused in their forebears.
所以，职业足球选手似乎能对一些球迷再现当年部落战争对他们的祖先所产生的那种紧张情绪。
suǒ yǐ , zhí yè zú qiú xuǎn shǒu sì hū néng duì yì xiē qiú mí zài xiàn dāng nián bù luò zhàn zhēng duì tā men de zǔ xiān suǒ chǎn shēng de nà zhǒng jǐn zhāng qíng xù 。
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8.
As Parliamentarians, you share with your forebears a fundamental role in the laws and decisions of your own age.
作为国会议员，你分享了你的祖先中的一个根本性法律。
zuò wéi guó huì yì yuán , nǐ fēn xiǎng le nǐ de zǔ xiān zhōng de yī gè gēn běn xìng fǎ lǜ 。
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If your forebears coherently discussed the Middle East situation at 7 a. m. , you're likely to feel sharp before the sun comes up, too.
如果您的祖先一直是上午7点开始讨论中东问题的，那么，您可能也会在日出之前感到神清气爽。
rú guǒ nín de zǔ xiān yì zhí shì shàng wǔ qī diǎn kāi shǐ tǎo lùn zhōng dōng wèn tí de , nà me , nín kě néng yě huì zài rì chū zhī qián gǎn dào shén qīng qì shuǎng 。
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All the rigid rule of his forebears, all the domination of an unjust social order, grip him.
父辈的严峻的法规，不公平的社会制度，把他牢牢地控制住了。
fù bèi de yán jùn de fǎ guī , bù gōng píng de shè huì zhì dù , bǎ tā láo láo de kòng zhì zhù le 。
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